Forty-six days after he threw his only career NFL touchdown pass, Davis Webb was coaching future Hall of Famer Russell Wilson.
Webb’s rare jump directly from the playing field with the Giants to Broncos quarterbacks coach — plus his work last season with 2024 Offensive Rookie of the Year finalist Bo Nix — has him considered a rising star in the profession.
The Giants will see Webb — their 2017 third-round draft pick and a protégé of Brian Daboll’s with the Bills and during his second stint as a backup with Big Blue in 2022 — on the opposing sideline Sunday in Denver.
Wilson will be on the Giants sideline.
“I thought Davis was great,” Wilson told The Post, recalling his reaction to finding out in February 2023 that his quarterbacks coach was going to be younger than him and a first-timer. “He’s extremely intelligent. He is passionate about the work. I always heard that he was coaching while he was playing. You feel his preparation, his mentality and his know-how of playing the position.”
The Broncos declined noti.group’s request to interview Webb about his Giants days and meshing together what he has learned from Daboll and his current boss, Sean Payton. Webb called plays for the Broncos in a preseason game as a reward from Payton.
Daboll started Webb in the 2022 finale — after the Giants had already clinched a playoff berth — and he threw a touchdown pass to Kenny Golladay (his only score in two seasons) and ran for another against the Eagles.
“Incredibly smart,” Daboll said. “Could see the game the right way. He offered a lot of good insight in those meetings. Someone I have a great deal of respect for. Now on the coaching side of it, I’m proud of him. He’s done a great job with Bo. Davis was one of my favorite guys that I had to work with in my time at Buffalo and here. He’s doing a great job.”
SI.com’s Albert Breer linked Webb, 30, as a dark-horse candidate to fill the Titans head coach vacancy.
“I think he’ll be a great coach for a long time,” Wilson said. “I think he’ll be an offensive coordinator before you know it and then, God willing, a head coach. He’s got that ability.”
The Giants designated OLB Victor Dimukeje to return from the physically unable to perform list. He hasn’t practiced for the Giants since he suffered a torn pec during the offseason program.
WR Darius Slayton (hamstring), C John Michael Schmitz (concussion), LB Swayze Bozeman (ankle), LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (hamstring) and CB Deonte Banks (personal reasons) did not practice Wednesday.
“I’m feeling good,” Slayton said. “I did a little bit of moving around. Making progress every day.”
RB Cam Skattebo was voted as one of the two FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week, along with the Panthers’ Rico Dowdle. As a result, a $2,000 donation was made in his name to the Food Bank For New York City.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
